GoodFellas

i had HIGH expectations for this film after hearing all the critical acclaim this film has received, and my gosh, the film surpassed my expectations! what a a very, very outstanding film by scorsese.  i loved lorraine bracco’s performance, because her performance is just stunning. i also loved joe pesci’s performance, because he perfectly sells the character: you don’t know if he’s legitimately angry or just fooling you. and my gosh, ray liotta perfectly sells what paranoia feels like, heightened by the film’s pacing which speeds up faster when he first notices that the helicopter is following him around. i haven’t seen many movies from the 1990s, but i think this is the very best film of the 1990s. and yes, i watched pulp fiction (second to goodfellas) but goodfellas takes the cake. a fantastic story that shows that even the strongest friendships can be broken apart, and the high highs can be suddenly turned into low lows. what’s not to like from this?  it’s an insanely rewatchable and fun classic, arguably just as outstanding as the godfather and its sequel. will rewatch again for its 30th anniversary.  as far back as i can remember, i always wanted to be a gangster.